Associations Among Perinatal Factors and Age of Achievement of Full Oral Feeding in Very Preterm Infants

Progress to full oral feeding from a tube or parenteral feeding is a complex process for very preterm infants born before 32 weeks of gestation. The influence of infant characteristics and medical complications on feeding progression has not been studied thoroughly. The aim of this study was to cons...

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Published in:	Pediatrics and Neonatology
Main Authors:	Yea-Shwu Hwang, Mi-Chia Ma, Yen-Ming Tseng, Wen-Hui Tsai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013-10-01
Subjects:	birth weight complication feeding preterm infants
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187595721300065X